The Sea Priestess
by Fortune, Dion
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good++
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The First UK printing published by the author at 3 Queensborough Terrace, London in 1938. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Some light ghosting to the spine but the gilt titling remains very bright. Mild pushing to the spine tips. A little rubbing and light fading to the edges. Internally some light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. The WRAPPER is neatly price-clipped (as are all copies known to us) and is in Very Good++ or better condition. Light toning to the spine and edges. Some mild edge wear at the spine ends and corners. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Widely considered the author's highlight and a classic of occult fiction. Extremely scarce as the first issue with only one copy having appeared at auction in the last 30 years. Dion Fortune was the pseudonym of Violet Mary Firth. 'The Sea Priestess' is her fourth novel and is about 'Wilfred Maxwell, a man living with his mother and sister who learns to commune with the Moon after an asthma attack. He meets with Le Fay Morgan, a spiritual adept, and together they enter an obsessive (on Wilfred's part) but platonic relationship while establishing a temple to the sea gods' [Richardson, Alan - Priestess: The Life and Magic of Dion Fortune (new and revised ed.(2007)]. An exceptional copy and extremely scarce as such with the wrapper. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125858
- Title
- The Sea Priestess
- Author
- Fortune, Dion
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dawn, Dion, Fortune, Fraternity, Occult, Priestess
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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- Rubbing
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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